Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance any day in the week, if there is anything to be got by it. _Hunted Down._ The world is prone to misconstruction. _Dombey and Son._ Twentieth Day. There never were greed and cunning in the world yet, that did not do too much and overreach themselves. _David Copperfield._ Be diligent, work for a steady independence, and be happy. _Dombey and Son._ It is not on earth that Heaven’s justice ends. _Old Curiosity Shop._ Women, after all, are the great props and comforts of our existence. _Pickwick Papers._ Self-praise is no recommendation. _Bleak House._ Twenty-first Day. [Illustration] Every failure teaches a man something, if he will learn. _Little Dorrit._ Mystery and disappointment are not absolutely indispensable to the growth of love, but they are often very powerful auxiliaries. _Nicholas Nickleby._ The envious man beholds his neighbor’s honours even in the sky. _Barnaby Rudge._ A man can’t at all times be quite master of himself. _Christmas Stories._ Twenty-second Day. May every blessing that a true and earnest heart can call down from the source of all truth and sincerity cheer and prosper you. _Oliver Twist._ God bless home once more, and all belonging to it. _Haunted Man._ Perhaps it’s a good thing to have an unsound hobby ridden to death. _David Copperfield._ Be as rich as you honestly can. It’s your duty. Not for your sake, but for the sake of others. _Little Dorrit._ Twenty-third Day. [Illustration] Who that has a heart fails to recognize the silent presence of another? _Barnaby Rudge._ Father Time is not always a hard parent, and though he tarries for none of his children, he often lays his hand lightly on those who use him well. _Barnaby Rudge._ Second-hand cares, like second-hand clothes, come easily off and on. _A Tale of Two Cities._ [Illustration] It’s much easier to talk than to bear. _Madam Mantalini._ Twenty-fourth Day. Where’s the good of putting things off? Strike while the iron’s hot. _Barnaby Rudge._